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Sociology, Religion and Grace

416 Pages

by Routledge

416 Pages

by Routledge

320 Pages

by Routledge

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This book offers a sociological analysis of the Renaissance, focusing on the concept of grace, and the unity that exists between its various meanings: theological, anthropological (gift-giving, Mauss; and sociability, Simmel), and aesthetical (beauty and gracefulness). Since the seminal work of Max Weber rooted capitalism, and thus the modern world, in the Protestant ethic, interest in the... Read more

Introduction: Grace And Gift-Giving Beyond Charisma

Part I: The Births And Re-Births Of Grace In Antiquity

1. Minoan Grace

2. Grace In Greece

3. The Three Graces

Part II: The Experiential Bases Of Tuscan Renaissance Painting

4. The Tuscan Renaissance

5. The Tuscan ‘Maniera Greca’ And Its Experiential Bases

6. Cimabue And The Bonaventuran Origins Of Renaissance Painting

Part III: The Flowering And Demise Of Renaissance Grace

7. Leonardo Da Vinci: The Early Years

8. Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mature Works